Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist and one of the most influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in 1879 in Ulm, he developed the theory of relativity, contributed to the development of quantum mechanics, and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect. Beyond his scientific work, he became a public figure of moral and spiritual reflection — on pacifism, civil rights, the nature of religious experience, and the intersection of science and spiritual wonder. His writings — especially Ideas and Opinions, The World as I See It, and Out of My Later Years — articulated a 'cosmic religion' grounded in awe at the rationality and beauty of the universe. He died in Princeton in 1955, and his quotations remain among the most-cited in English.
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Quotes by Albert Einstein
105 quotes“Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.”
“It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.”
“His eyes are closed.”
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.”
“It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
“One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.”
“The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.”
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
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